Great Depression

Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.

The Great Depression was a time of great ________, and it affected people across the country.

• agricultural success

• economic freedom

• economic hardship

• wealth increase

Select the insect that damaged the Florida citrus industry during the Great Depression.

• Dragonfly

• Horsefly

• Housefly

• Fruit fly

Select one challenge Florida faced during the Great Depression.

• The citrus industry made Floridians more money than ever with increased interest in the fruit.

• The tourism industry lost a great deal of money when people from other states could no longer afford to travel.

• Stock market prices rose to a record high, which left Floridian families unable to afford stocks.

• Winter freezes destroyed railroad tracks, which slowed down the transportation of timber.

Select the term that correctly matches the definition.

A person that moves from one area to another, often searching for work

• Depression

• Migrant

• Nomad

• Synthesis

How was the railroad bridge connecting the Florida Keys to mainland Florida destroyed during the Great Depression?

• A major freeze cracked the bridge causing it to fall.

• A train crash caused the tracks to come apart.

• The storm surge from the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 damaged it.

• The train track was no longer needed and was taken apart by workers.

Select the weather events that caused Florida to struggle through the late 1920s and eventually enter an economic depression earlier than the rest of the United States.

• Blizzards

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

Select true or false.

Tourism and citrus industries were hit especially hard during the Great Depression in Florida because of weather conditions.

• True

• False